Chapter 14 of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where?" "At some kid's house." "It's okay," Alan said. "We can celebrate at home. Don't let them get to you."
Chapter 14 of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading “"We can celebrate at home.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Don't let them get to you."”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “"We can celebrate at home.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “"At some kid's house."”
possessive form of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “"At some kid's house."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Don't let them get to you."”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"It's okay," Alan said.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “"It's okay," Alan said.”
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From this reading "It's okay," Alan said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At some kid's house."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We can celebrate at home.
behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading "We can celebrate at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't let them get to you."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Don't let them get to you."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "We can celebrate at home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "At some kid's house."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's okay," Alan said.
possessive form of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "At some kid's house."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Don't let them get to you."
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "It's okay," Alan said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's okay," Alan said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "At some kid's house."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Don't let them get to you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't let them get to you."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can celebrate at home.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't let them get to you."
Chapter 14 of Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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